finally starting to get nice outside!

Although the weather is getting nice ..
there will always be something outside to scare Fred

2 kids - completely bushed

here is the girl - displaying perfect dinner manners

Anna loves when Luke takes a nap - and the ferris wheel comes out to play!

or.. as she calls it - the steering wheel

Anna introduced Fred & Undie Cat

Kids got to play outside for a little while -

They're always happy to play in the clubhouse!! Anna got her WonderPet jammies -

complete with cape

but there's a down side to having a WonderPet in the house...

Girl learning how to pose at dinner...

her perfect superhero -hands on hips -stance Kids playing at Nanny's house

Lukey Leaf Lap

the PaciFairy!!!!

We've had fish on the kitchen counter for a while now, hiding behind a wall of paper towels, anxiously waiting for the big event...

!!!!!!!!! THE PACI FAIRY !!!!!!!!
Anna got all her pacis together

put them in a special bag then took them all out again -

and gave each one a special last suck

notice also - how she had a bottle with dinner .. the book we got was the baba-binky fairy

the fairy that comes and takes all the bottles - and all the pacifiers at the same time

Anna found some of Luke's old bottles.. and insisted that they go as well.

If we're taking from girl, we must take from boy also

the pacis were quickly forgotten as girl & boy teamed up on poor Fred

how nicely he sits while they strap the baby hat on him

good cat

2 kids keeping themselves amused at the doctor's office

you must admit -

they're mighty cute for being sick

this is Luke's new flamingo pose

Luke's other new pose I thought it was very cute that boy passed out holding onto his french fries

girl insisted on having her picture taken too...

and made a face we got a new tank for the fish..

and Luke had to give it a test run first

Play Date!

Mary Frances just sent me these pictures.. and I couldn't wait to put them up here...

Anna & Emily are so super cute together!

cute cute cute cute

here, happy girl because her friends just showed up

Luke & JD just sit & chill

Looks like Anna is hugging Emily a bit tight.. but she is just so happy to see her! the play date was a few weeks ago - when the weather was nice enough for us to play outside..

don't let the snow fool you - it was nice out!

and Anna grabbed Emily and was ready to play immediately!

Oliver hung out with JD and there was more running and more running

and more running

as I trucked around with Luke Mary hung with the girls - and Oliver and I lagged behind with the boys

the girls ran like loony birds

You say its your...

Birthday?
WELL IT'S NOT -

ITS MY BIRTHDAY
well - it was anyway!

what better way to spend your special day - than at CHUCK E CHEESE
yeah - I'm learning its just never a good idea to go there - but everyone (under 2) seems to love it - so it was my special treat for my birthday

Anna hung out with Daddy, Poppy, and Bob the Builder

While Lukey & Nanny caught a show

Boy waited very nicely for it to start...

Boy & Nanny Girl went on some rides

You're how old?

that's more like it

...as the smiles fade...

which feet? ...oh those feet...
and everyone is just SO HAPPY

Time for pizza Double feedersAnd here is my boy - I've learned what this smile means:

"Mommy, I have something for you -

44 gallons of birthday puke down your back,

in your hair,

all over the car door,

into every compartment in the car door,

all over myself,

somehow, into my own hair,

onto ever layer of baby clothing,

into the diaper bag,

onto your shoes,

and if I'm good - I'll get it INTO your purse too!"

p.s. had to go to the mac machine at lunch today - there was actually puke in my wallet

the funny thing is this -

I can't get upset because I know that as a child

(and a teen and an adult)

I threw up in every car

I know I threw up on so many car rides...

and I'm sure I did it on other stuff they really liked too..

and if I didn't trash it one way, I'm sure I trashed it another way

ahhh

Like sands of the hourglass...